(ＡＲＣ １) Chapter 1-The White Rabbit and Joy.

bubble sfx and water running in the backgroundI couldn't really understand why the rabbit made me feel the way I did. I guess just a tiny disturbance in daily life was enough to throw me off. I turned to Jack and took a step closer to the strange creature.James Karawei: "Jack... what the heck is this thing? Should we touch it?"Jack Daniels patted me on the shoulder and confidently stepped forward, smirking.Jack Daniels: "Ah, a prank, huh? Let's see what this trickster has in store for us."The moment he touched the rabbit, it exploded into a flurry of at least a hundred bubbles—each one not normal. Upon contact with the skin, they caused a mini burst of air inside the body, which exploded outward. I blinked, and when I opened my eyes again, the bubble rabbit had burst, sending Jack flying backward as his skin was ripped apart by the bubbles.bubble popping and woosh sfxJack Daniels: "WHAT THE HELL?!"He skidded across the wet floor as his blood mixed with the thin layer of water, his skin and flesh now riddled with tiny pores. I ducked and ran toward him as the bubbles clumsily hit a wall, causing it to burst with tiny holes. This was a surreal situation, but for some reason, I couldn't help but grin.I ran over and helped him up. His arm was badly damaged, with pore-like wounds all over it, bleeding severely.James Karawei: "Dude... are you okay?"He dusted himself off and shook his head, causing his now-wet ponytails to flutter in front of me. Ugh.Jack Daniels: "Never felt better. What the hell was that, though? And why are you happy? You aren't an adrenaline junkie like me, are you?"He glanced back toward the sound of running water.Jack Daniels: "At least they're gone... right? No more bubbles?"As the last bubble popped, Cathy Ariston stepped out of the classroom into the wet hallway. Her headphones hung loosely around her neck. She looked us up and down with a scowl.She sighed and stepped forward.Cathy Ariston: "What did you two idiots do?"She looked around, noticing the destruction of the wall and how soaked the floor had become.Cathy Ariston: "I'm not cleaning ANY of this up—HOLY SHIT!"She reached out to touch Jack's arm, but he quickly pulled it away.Cathy Ariston: "Dude! What the hell happened?!"Jack Daniels: "N-nothing... everything's peachy!"He gave her a weak smile and a weaker thumbs-up with his other hand.James Karawei: "We touched this weird rabbit and, well... it kind of exploded? Should've known better than to touch it..."The three of us turned to look at the dimly lit hallway as a new sound echoed from the darkness—a man's voice, humming a tune. This was one crazy situation, but for some reason, I was having fun. Fun? Was I... some sort of psycho? This was a dangerous situation, sure, but my life suddenly didn't feel so boring. And the thought that supernatural powers might be real made me grin even bigger.James Karawei: "Um... should we check out who's singing? I think we just found our culprit."Cathy Ariston scoffed and stepped forward, grabbing me by the right shoulder.Cathy Ariston: "Oh sure, go into the dark, creepy hallway like it's not a horror movie cliché!"Funnily enough, she started walking ahead of us, and we obviously followed through the now-wetter hallway. We turned the corner and found a strange man in a white wedding suit playing with the same dangerous bubbles from earlier, caressing them as they floated through the air in an almost hypnotic dance.The Strange Man: "Ah... so you've finally gathered the courage to face me! Incredible!"He popped a bubble, took a step forward, and bowed.The Strange Man: "Magnificent, if anything."Jack Daniels stepped forward, clutching his arm.Jack Daniels: "Hey, bucko, did you do this to my arm? Weirdo's aren't allowed in our school. Beat it, or we're calling the cops."He pointed at the man while forcing a smile, but the stranger just chuckled and tipped his white top hat to us.Cathy Ariston: "Jack's right. If you don't leave, we'll call the authorities! And what's with the getup? You look like a damn Disney villain!"She put a hand on her hip and bent slightly, pointing toward the stranger. Damn... we must stay focused, brothers. We MUST stay focused.Cathy Ariston: "We do NOT care if you play with bubbles, just do it somewhere else!"She got close to the stranger, about to touch him. He smiled, and with a wave of his hand, a large bubble appeared and burst, sending Cathy flying back at least five meters into some lockers.She was injured and bleeding heavily from her head, her body falling limp. Jack and I rushed toward her side. Seeing her like this gave me a strange new feeling I didn't want to acknowledge.James Karawei: "Cathy! Are you okay?"I prodded at her injuries, trying to help but failing.James Karawei: "What the hell?! This is crazy... this has to be a dream—right?"I turned to look at the man as he calmly strutted toward us, hands in his pockets, laughing like a damn psycho. Strangely enough, his eyes glowed red.The Strange Man: "Ah... poor little girl. My suit is more expensive than your entire school! How dare you try to touch me. I am here for a reason, you know."He waved his hand dismissively before bowing and striking a pose, tipping his hat toward us as he stood on one foot, winking and smirking. Ew.The Strange Man: "I am Keito Nakamura, the 55th ranked member of 'The Syndicate,' also known as... 'The White Rose'!"He took a more neutral stance, hands behind his back, and grinned.Jack Daniels: "'The Syndicate'? Oh... OH! I know about these guys!"He patted my shoulder and stepped forward.Jack Daniels: "My sister works for them... damn. They're one of the biggest conglomerates on the globe!"He pointed at Keito Nakamura.Jack Daniels: "What the hell is a member like you doing here? And what's with all these damn bubbles?"Keito Nakamura chuckled and took two steps closer, twirling and popping another bubble with his finger.Keito Nakamura: "I'm here because The Boss ordered it. I'm here to fetch either 'the boy' or 'the holy weapon.' But you don't need to worry about that, my dears~"Just then, more whistling echoed from the other side of the hallway. A girl rounded the corner with a glock in hand, strutting toward us—it was Jasmine Olson, the school council president. When the heck did she become a thug?whistling sfx and walking through waterJasmine Olson: "Oooh~ What's happening here? A party? Without little ol' me?"She giggled and raised the gun toward the man as she stood next to us, loading it and staring him down.Jack Daniels: "Jazzie! We're so glad you came!"He tried to hug her with one hand and failed.Jack Daniels: "This stupid weirdo came into our school and attacked us with... bubbles. Look, I know it sounds sketchy, but can you lend us a hand? Literally. Also, where the hell did you find a gun?"She giggled again and winked at him. Without hesitation, she shot at Keito, who dodged the bullets using a strange martial arts move, weaving around them as if he were a paper bag in the wind.Keito Nakamura: "1st Step: Pouncing Tiger!"He pounced forward and kicked us backward, exactly like a tiger. Huh.James Karawei: "What the hell is this guy? LEAVE US ALONE!"The three of us tumbled backward. Jasmine and I were the first to stand up.Jasmine Olson: "We're going to have a long talk later about this, Karawei. Hell of a welcome party, if you ask me. Is this little wedding boy your personal clown? I hope you don't mind... I have an itchy trigger finger and I really want to shoot him. We'll deal with the consequences later, right Jamie?"She winked at me as she cocked the gun again. Jack tried to stand up but slipped... (yikes, bro, get a grip.)Keito Nakamura: "My dear boy, you or that girl are coming with me regardless. Boss's orders are absolute."He dashed toward us at an alarming speed. Jasmine tried to shoot him, but he punched her in the gut with a fist covered in bubbles. The shirt burst on contact, and her skin tore, sending her flying back. Five bubbles turned into homing missiles as he snapped his fingers, going straight for her.Without thinking, I grabbed the gun and shot the bubbles before they could burst on her, hitting Keito on the head. Jack grabbed Cathy and hoisted her over his shoulder as the four of us ran into the schoolyard.Jack Daniels: "We have to call the cops. Jasmine, are you okay? This must be a damn nightmare. Stupid cocky wedding bastard..."Jack muttered curses under his breath as Jasmine ran after us.Jasmine Olson: "I'm fine, Jacky~ Let's just find a hiding spot so we can talk. You have a lot of explaining to do! I can't let you or that maniac destroy this school. Never."She winced in pain, clutching her bleeding stomach, but forced a smirk, trying to fool herself and us that this was just a regular school day.We went outside as we heard Keito yelling after us. The schoolyard was filled with other students... this wasn't ideal.James Karawei: "Quick, we have to go to a police station—or find someone... anyone!"Keito literally slid on the ground after us, making bubbles as he did. The bubbles burst beneath him, boosting him upward as he jumped into the air, stretching his hands out and creating even more bubbles. In no time, the schoolyard was filled with thousands of bubbles, and he sat on the biggest one above us.Keito Nakamura: "Now, now! Don't run away... I am NOT finished~"He stood atop his bubble, stretching out his hands, and a bunch of soap chains connected all of the thousands of bubbles as he prepared his attack.Keito Nakamura: "Savage Garden: Thousand Thorn Burst!"All the bubbles in the courtyard burst, sending students screaming and running. The air pressure from the bubbles caused a massive explosion, creating a dangerous situation. But for some reason, I was excited. Anger and exhilaration swirled together—I was definitely no longer bored.________________________________________________________________________________Author's Note:Yo, thanks for reading through this chapter. Sorry about the art and stuff; it's kind of difficult to get the prompts right. But I hope you enjoyed it! I'm making this into a battle shonen-type novel—honestly, Re:Zero inspired me to do this. Until I learn how to draw, this is what I'm making instead of a manga (but I'm learning in the meantime 😜).If you enjoyed the chapter, add this mess of a story to your reading list and tell your friends about it!

FUN FACTS!

Fun Fact: Jack Daniels is American, Cathy Ariston is British, Jasmine Olson is half-Taured (like German in this world) and half-Ryomanian, and James is Ryomanian.Fun Fact #2: The "Matte Kudasai" attack isn't just a reference to the song... its name is quite literal.Fun Fact #3: I have a Discord, YouTube channel, and website that you can check out in my Wattpad description.Anyway, see ya!________________________________________________________________________________